Deu 21:22, Jer 26:15-16 | ESV | STEP | And if a man has committed a crime punishable by death and he is put to death , and you hang him on a tree ,

Deuteronomy 21:22

A Man Hanged on a Tree Is Cursed

22 “And if a man has committed a crime punishable by death and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree,

Jeremiah 26:15-16

15 Only know for certain that if you put me to death, ^ayou will bring innocent blood upon yourselves and upon this city and its inhabitants, for in truth the Lord sent me to you to speak all these words in your ears.”

Jeremiah Spared from Death

16 ^bThen the officials and all the people said to the priests and the prophets, ^c“This man does not deserve the sentence of death, for he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God.”